18 month old

Out of curiosity here, has anyone had a toddler that they’ve breastfed and coslept to sleep since birth that have started sleeping longer during the night by themselves and weaned a bit on their own?

My toddlers sleep is absolutely dreadful. She used to sleep 2 hours in the day, and it’s a constant struggle, I’ve tried to follow her own routine and no matter what I can’t quite get it. Wakes at 7 most days, gets tired around half 10 (I’ve tried to stretch it closer to 12 but doesn’t happen) and wakes an hour and a half later. No matter what I try she will refuse a second nap and has done for months which leads to complete overtiredness at bedtime, which I’ve had to move forward most days to accommodate her.

Guess I’m just looking for hope that she will eventually sleep😂

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Breastfed to sleep every time, co slept whenever she wakes up. She’s 2.5 years old now and does sometimes sleep through!

They all do things their own way - impossible to compare.

Sounds like an earlier bedtime is what she needs! I wouldn’t consider 7am early 😅 but everyone’s interpretation is different. One 1.5 hour nap for her age sounds sensible and what’s in the ‘normal’ range. Completely normal for toddlers to keep waking at night - weaned or not.

We have co-slept since the beginning and my 2 year old sometimes sleeps through, sometimes doesn’t.

I find the more you just accept and go with the flow as much as you can, the better. And definitely stop comparing 😊

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Parking drama, I want to know what people think!

My mum parks across my driveway sometimes (maybe up to twice a week) as there’s limited on street parking nearby.
Someone has been pushing her wing mirrors in, obviously in protest. Her car is older, and the wing mirror has been broken twice by doing this.

See my doodle. The guy doing this lives at the house at the top of the road’s turning circle. He walks the path of the purple line across the turning circle to do it to the car.

The road is not a busy road at all, it’s a short culdesac/dead end road. The pavement by my driveway is blocked by a bush and a lamppost (drawn in my pic lol), and any pedestrians would need to go on the road anyway to get past, even if her car wasn’t there. There are no obstructions on the pavement on the other side of the road.

Do you think what he is doing is fair??

You just changed your baby’s diaper, but realise you have to use the bathroom. Do you wash your hands..

Should I make a poll series on hand washing because I’ve been here long enough to know it’s not happening as much as it should lol

When you had a baby and you decided to breast feed did you feel that nurses were pushing formula?

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Do they check your cervix? I’ve heard that it might happen but people that have told me haven’t had a baby for many years so unsure what to expect! What usually happens at the 38 week apt?

Are we just staying in bed for 12 hours a night?

Right now I’m going to bed when my baby does at 8pm and staying there until his morning wake usually around 7. Does anyone else do this? He sleeps on top of me and usually wakes up and just crawls back on me when I try to put him down. What are your tips for sneaking away?

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7 month old still doesn't sleep through the night 😭 wakes up 2/3 times a night. Normal or nah?